Landmarks in Japanese Warrior Law, Part 2: Nishita Tomohiro on the "Mirror of the East"

Name: Landmarks in Japanese Warrior Law, Part 2: Nishita Tomohiro on the "Mirror of the East"
Start: 2026-11-20T23:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-11-21T01:00:00+00:00
Location: University of Southern California

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When: Friday, November 20, 20263:00 PM – 5:00 PM PSTAdd to calendar Google Calendar
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This is Part 2 of a two-part webinar series exploring the development of warrior law during Japan’s Kamakura period through two foundational texts. More information will be available soon.

These lectures will be presented in Japanese. English translations of the full talks will be available, and interpretation will be provided during the Q&A. Questions in English and Japanese are welcome.

Webinar 1 Friday, Nov. 13 | 3–5 PM

How Did the 1232 Formulary (Goseibai shikimoku) Become the Celebrity of Kamakura Legal Sources?

Lecture by Yuki Satō, Rikkyo University

Webinar 2 Friday, Nov. 20 | 3–5 PM

Warrior Law After 1232: Supplementary Lawmaking in the Mirror of the East (Azuma kagami)

Lecture by Nishita Tomohiro, Historiographical Institute at the University of Tokyo

About the Speakers

Tomohiro Nishita (Historiographical Institute, University of Tokyo) 佐藤雄基（立教大学）

Nishita Tomohiro is Associate Professor at the Historiographical Institute at the University of Tokyo. He specializes in research on medieval policing and criminal investigatory powers, as well as social structures. He graduated from the Department of History and Culture in the Faculty of Letters at the University of Tokyo and then withdrew from the Ph.D. program at the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, Socio-cultural Studies division. He now holds a Ph.D. in literature. He joined the Historiographical Institute as a research assistant, and then became assistant professor, and now associate professor in the medieval materials department. Notable works include a modern-Japanese translation of the Azuma kagami (Mirror of the East) in 16 volumes, Akuto Meshitori no Chusei (Medieval Japan’s Cackdown on Banditry, 2017), Shoen no shikumi to Kurashi (The Structure and Daily Life of Landed Estates, 2021), and Japanese Classics for Beginners: Azuma kagami in 2021.

Yuki Satō (Rikkyo University) 佐藤雄基（立教大学）

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